I'm blessed to have received an inherited IRA from a deceased family member and i'm thinking taking a full withdrawal to finance the down payment and furnishings of our first property could be the bold move that gets us running.

Your property policy "should" help you when this happens, but likely has certain monetary limits in place. 

If you are a beginner with limited capital in my opinion the quickest way to get started would be doing a live-in rehab.

Hi @Brice Peterson,You’re right, finding the right duplexes in Columbia can be a challenge with limited inventory and budget considerations.

Real estate and stocks are very different; see below.StocksThe investment strategy with stocks (bonds, CDs, mutual funds, etc.) is to accumulate sufficient capital to enable monthly withdrawals that sustain your current standard of living throughout retirement.

It might make sense but you will be limited as you will trip this threshold which will limit your loss to rental income (ie can't exceed).

For STRs, those limits don’t apply.

It's fantastic that you and your son are embarking on this journey together.Feeling overwhelmed and experiencing analysis paralysis is incredibly common, especially when you're starting with limited capital.

Why limit yourself to the handcuffs of selling all different SFR in one fell swoop?

They’ve raised capital and want to scale into acquisitions, and I’d essentially be building things out with them from the ground up.The offer on the table is:- Base Salary: $60K- Bonus: $10K flat per closed dealMy background is limited to a few real estate internships, so they’d be putting a lot of faith in my growth and development here.